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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a multi-mode laser is focused through a turbulent medium?
A)Speckle pattern forms erratically✓
B)Beam divergence systematically decreases
C)Coherent length remains unchanged
D)Frequency bandwidth narrows drastically
💡 Explanation
An unstable speckle pattern forms because rapid, random fluctuations in the medium's refractive index induce constructive and destructive interference, a mechanism known as optical turbulence. Therefore, speckle rapidly changes, rather than the beam self-focusing or maintaining coherence under stable environments.
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